Dubai: Flamboyant India All-rounder Hardik Shoulder Injury Pandya Loga During the Opening of the T20 World Cup against Pakistan is believed to be a minor and he tends to be available for the next match against New Zealand on October 31.
Pandya, who did not bowl at IPL last month, played only as the dough now and scored 11 balls from 8 balls on Sunday night, it was clearly uncomfortable against the Pacers before being hit on a short shoulder.
“Yes, the hardik scanning report has come and the injury is not too serious.
Also the fact that there is a six-day gap between the two matches giving him enough time to recover,” said a senior BCCI official to PTI in anonymous.
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“But obviously, the medical team will wait and watch like how it forms during the training session,” he added.
Pandya recently said that he would bowling during the knock-out stage but Indian opportunities depend on the New Zealand match.
Losing the match will truly endanger their prospects to advance in the tournament.
The game against Scotland, Namibia, and Afghanistan are expected to be an easy victory for India, Pakistan, and New Zealand.
Therefore, if India loses to New Zealand, it will hinder their chances of making it the top two in the group.
In this scenario, the pandya fitness problem has greatly affected Indian balance.
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6, said Virat Kohlivirat Kohli has let the cat out of the bag: Hardik Pandya does not match the bowl even when India starts their world T20 campaign.
Out of shape with bats as long as IPL, pandya, however, may not be in the danger of immediately losing its place: Captain believes hardik has done enough in the past to get facts, there are questions raised about chief Chetan voters statement Sharma that the pandya will bowling IPL to get ready for the World Cup.
He did not handle it and communication about the status of pandya fitness between team management and the selection seemed confusing at this time.
There are contradictory reports when he will start bowling.
Before the Pakistani match, the player said that he might bowl in KO but the statement did not look convincing.